-WESTMINSTER COLLEGE OF THE ARTS OF RIDER UNIVERSITY

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Family Weekend Concert

What Dreams May Come

Westminster Chapel Choir Amanda Quist, conductor

Saturday, November 10, 2012 8 p.m. Bristol Chapel Westminster Choir College Princeton N.J.

Program

I.

Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 Brian Kuszyk, trumpet Najib Wong, trumpet Drew Andreatta, timpani Daniel Stipe, organ Christus factus est

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Felice Anerio (ca. 1560-1614) Gustav Hoist (1874-1934) Daniel Stipe, organ

Psalm 148

II.

Family Weekend Soloists Mark Laseter, piano Chanson d'avril Adrienne Bertsche, soprano Per la gloria d'adorarvi Garrett Kheshtinejad, tenor O Del Mio Dolce Ardor Lauren J. Kelly, mezzo-soprano Come Ready and See Me Samantha Meril, soprano Pastorello d'un povero armento Mike Williams, tenor Handel Richard Hundley (b. 1931) Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714-1787) Giovanni Bononcini (1672-1750) Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

Program

Si Tra i ceppi Thomas Lynch, baritone The Vagabond Jordan Carroll, baritone Sometimes I feel like a Motherless Child

Handel

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Traditional Spiritual arr. by Moses Hogan (1957-2003) Elizabeth Smith, soprano

III.
Desh Indian Raga arr. Ethan Sperry
(b. 1971)

Sleep

Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) arr. William L. Dawson (1899-1990)

Soon Ah Will Be Done

Please note the unauthorized use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Out of courtesy to the performers and everyone in the audience, please refrain from using cell phones and electronic devices.

Program Notes

Tonight's program title, "What Dreams May Come," is taken from Silvestri's poem for Eric Whitacre's Sleep, and signifies the doorway through which the Westminster Chapel Choir will walk as they experience this performance. We welcome family and friends to our "Family Weekend" concert, and invite you to be a part of this choir's inauguration into the Westminster family. G.F. Handel's Zadok the Priest (1727) was written for the coronation of King George II in 1727, and has been sung in Westminster Abbey at every coronation since. Mozart once said, "When Handel chooses, he strikes a thunderbolt," and this is certainly true of Zadok. The opening 22 bars of arpeggios inexorably build to a staggering acclamation, a rich seven-part choral texture accompanied by trumpets and timpani. The central section, "And all the people rejoiced," is a stately triple time dance, and the anthem closes with triumphant shouts of "Amen! Allelujah!" Felice Anerio was born and spent his entire life in Rome, eventually succeeding Palestrina as composer for the Papal choirthe only two people ever to hold such a position. The text of Christusfactus est is from the Epistle to the Philippians. Anerio demonstrates his predilection to move away from the modality typical of this period with this uncomplicated homophonic texture, but his use of dissonance creates a highly emotional presentation of the text.

Ethan Sperry's Desk is based on a raga, a term referring to the specific scale upon which a piece of Indian music is based. Sperry states, "In most cases, a raga consists of an improvised introductory section or allap which is slow and introduces the notes of the scale, often without rhythmic accompaniment. This is usually followed by a faster section which is also improvised based upon the notes of the raga. This arrangement's allap is a lullaby where the word 'Mola' or 'Sleep' is chanted in a seven beat rythmic cycle. It then moves into a faster cycle in cut time based on a melody that is often used as a game to teach children this scale." Eric Whitacre's Sleep was commissioned by Julia Armstrong to be premiered by the Austin Pro Chorus. She wanted the piece commissioned in memory of her parents, who had recently passed after more than fifty years of marriage. The text she chose was Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." After legal issues surfaced surrounding the use of the poem, he called upon Charles Anthony Silvestry, the poet responsible for Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine and Lux Aurumque, to set new words to the music. Whitacre says, "Tony wrote an absolutely exquisite poem, finding a completely different (but equally beautiful) message in the music I had already written."

William Dawson earned his Master of Music from the American Conservatory of Music, and eventually worked Gustav Hoist was a student of C.V. Stanford and a for the Tuskegee Institute, developing an internationally friend of Ralph Vaughan Williams, both of whom renowned ensemble called the Tuskegee Institute Choir. had an influence on his early writing. Psalm 148 is an Soon Ah Will Be Done represents one of his many wellarrangement of a melody from Geistliche Kirchengesange known spiritual arrangements. The Chapel Choir was (1623), also arranged by Vaughan Williams in 1906. recently afforded the opportunity to work with Dr. Andre Hoist was quoted as saying "the artist is born again and Thomas, a conductor for whom Dawson was a mentor. starts fresh with each new work." Psalm 148 is a majestic Dr. Thomas called upon the choir to understand the arrangement that takes the original melody and sets it context of the time in which this spiritual was born, and imitatively against itself at various speeds, sparking images to illuminate Dawson's composition choices with regard of voices crying out in praise from all creation. to texture and tempo. This final piece of tonight's concert As a part of Family Weekend, we will feature eight represents the idea of "coming home," and closes this part soloists accompanied by junior Mark Laseter. These eight of our journey. students, selected for this honor by the faculty during ^ Notes by Amanda Quist and Tom Chang-Wei Lin fall choral hearings, are all members of the Westminster Chapel Choir.

Texts and Translations

Zadok the Priest, Coronation Anthem, text from 1 Kings 1:38-48, King James Bible Zadok the priest, And Nathan the prophet Anointed Solomon King. And all the people rejoic'd, and said: God save the King! Long live the King! May the King live for ever, Amen, Allelujah. Christus factus est (Christ was made) Gradual for Maundy Thursday, text from Philippians 2:8-9, Vulgate Latin Bible Christus factus est pro nobis Qbediem usque ad mortem, Mortem autem crucis. Propter quod et Deus exaltavit ilium, Et dedit illi nomen, Quod est super omne nomen. Psalm 148 Paraphrase by Francis Ralph Gray Lord, Who hast made us for thine own, Hear as we sing before Thy throne. Alleluia. Accept Thy children's rev'rent praise For all Thy wondrous works and ways. Alleluia. Waves, rolling in on ev'ry shore, Pause at His footfall and adore. Alleluia. Ye torrents rushing from the hills, Bless Him Whose hand your fountains fills. Alleluia. Desh Mola Sleep Christ was made for us obedient even to death, death on the cross. For which God has exalted him, And given him a name Which is above every name.

George Frideric Handel

Felice Anerio

Gustav Hoist

Earth, ever through the power divine, Seedtime and harvest shall be thine. Alleluia. Sweet flowers that perfume all the air, Thank Him that He hath made you fair. Alleluia. Burn, lamps of night, with constant flame, Shine to the honour of His name. Alleluia. Thou sun, whom all the lands obey, Renew his praise from day to day. Alleluia. arr. Ethan Sperry

Texts and Translations

Sleep Text by Charles Anthony Silverstri The evening hangs beneath the moon, A silver thread on darkened dune. With closing eyes and resting head I know that sleep is coming soon. Upon my pillow, safe in bed, A thousand pictures fill my head, I cannot sleep, my mind's a-flight And yet my limbs seem made of lead. Soon Ah Will Be Done Text by Dawson Soon ah will be don' a-wid de troubles ob de worl', Coin' home t'live wid God. I wan' t'meet my mothet, I'm goin' t'live wid God. No more weepin' an' a-wailin', I'm goin' t'live wid God. Soon ah will be don' a-wid de troubles ob de worl' Goin' home t'live wid God. I wan' t'meet my Jesus, I'm goin' t'live wid God. In de mornin' Lord! I'm goin' t'live wid God. If there are noises in the night, A frightening shadow, flickering light; Then I surrender unto sleep, Where clouds of dream give second sight. What dreams may come both dark and deep, Of flying wings and soaring leap As I surrender unto sleep, As I surrender unto sleep.

Eric Whitacre

arr. William L. Dawson

About the Conductor

As a member of the Westminster Choir College faculty, AMANDA QUIST conducts the Westminster Chapel Choir and Westminster Kantorei and teaches graduate and undergraduate conducting. She also served as a conductor of the Westminster Symphonic Choir during the 2010-2012 seasons, during which she collaborated with Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic, and Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic. She also premiered new works for the ensemble's women and the Westminster Festival Orchestra by composers Ola Gjeilo and Tarik O'Regan. Dr. Quist is director of the Westminster Vocal Institute and a member of the summer faculty for the Westminster Choral Festival and Westminster Chamber Choir programs. Prior to her appointment at Westminster, she was director of choral activities at San Jose State University. Dr. Quist earned her D.M.A. in Choral Conducting from the University of North Texas and her bachelor's and master's degrees in music education and choral conducting from Western Michigan University. She has held positions on the

faculties of Western Michigan University, Michigan State University and the University of North Texas, and she served as associate conductor for the Denton Bach Society in Texas. Before pursing her graduate degrees, she taught in the Michigan public and private school systems, and she was conductor of the North American Choral Company's Midwest Chorale, a professional touring children's choir. An active adjudicator and clinician, Dr. Quist regularly conducts honor choirs and presents at music conferences. Upcoming events include the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) Regional Honor Choir, the Middle School Men's "Vocal Thunder" Honor Choir, and the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Southwestern Division Conference's SSAA Honor Choir. She will serve as an adjudicator for the Pennsylvania ACDA Conference conducting competition and Northern Arizona University's Madrigal Festival. She is the National ACDA R&S Chair for Youth and Student Activities.

About the Choir

WESTMINSTER CHAPEL CHOIR Amanda Quist, conductor Tom Chang-Wei Lin, graduate assistant conductor Alan Schlichting and Tyler Weakland, accompanists Founded in 1949, the WESTMINSTER CHAPEL CHOIR takes its name from Westminsters rich history of leadership in the field of sacred music. The ensemble has evolved over the years, and today its repertoire includes both sacred and secular works. Composed of students in their first year of study at Westminster Choir College, this ensemble is a defining choral experience that remains with Westminster alumni throughout their lives. The ensemble's 2012-2013 season features performances in Princeton, including the annual An Evening of Readings and Carols concert and broadcast, as well as the third annual Westminster Invitational Chamber Choir Festival. Recent seasons have included performances of Mozart's Coronation Mass with the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra and Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms with the Westminster Conservatory Youth Chorale, as well as concerts in Newtown, Pa. and Wilton, Conn. The Westminster Chapel Choir has also performed with a number of symphony orchestras, including the Trenton Symphony Orchestra (N.J.), the York Symphony (Pa.) and the Queens Symphony (N.Y.). At the request of Leopold Stokowski, the ensemble premiered Universal Prayer by Polish composer Adrezej Panufnik. It was heard by millions when it sang for the annual televised Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center. Previous performances have also included participation in Princeton University's "Opera and Society" Conference, where it was the featured chorus for the conference, and a chapel service honoring the centennial of world-renowned organist and teacher Alexander McCurdy, Jr. The ensemble has also performed several world premieres of works by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Lewis Spratlan, Stefan Young, Ronald Hemmel and Philip Orr. SOPRANO Sara Andrusiw, Pedricktown, NJ Adrienne Bertsche, Chicago, IL Katherine Caughlin, Tonkawa, OK Alyssa Christian, Scotch Plains, NJ Rebecca Dias, Clark, NJ Kathleen Dunn, Glen Rock, NJ Karina Fengler, Water Mill, NY Samantha Fox, North Wildwood, NJ Kristin Hill, Dallas, TX * Shanley Michelle Horvitz, Voorhees, NJ

Logan Laudenslager, Orefield, PA Lauren Michelle Lazzari, New Hampton, NY Erin MacKenzie, Howell, NJ Brianna Michele Marti, Rinyoes, Nf o ' Kayla McLaughlin, Huntington, NY Shauna McQuerrey, South Charleston, WV Melanie Mendel, Cherry Hill, NJ Samantha Meril, Dallas, TX Nicole Michel, Ridgewood, NJ Christina Regan, Seaford, NY

Elizabeth Richter, Garrison, NY Nicola Santoro, Mountain View, CA Caitlin Scharar, Smithtown, NY Tessa Scortino, Beachwood, NJ Kelly Sinacori, Cherry Hill, NJ Elizabeth Smith, Newark, NJ Kirstie Smith, Florence, NJ Jessica Stanislawczyk, South Brunswick, NJ Esther Teh, Pompano Beach, FL Brianna Williamson, Manassas, VA

ALTO Amanda Agnew, Massapequa Park, NY Sinclair Avramis, Bloomington, NY Emily Beers, Trumbull, CT Allison Beres, Vineland, NJ Kathleen Carreras Pereira, Ashton, MD Catherine Clark, Seaford, NY Priscilla Faustini, Kearny, NJ * Amanda Garcia-Walker, Middletoum, DE Allison Griffiths, Croghan, NY

Janelle Kaufmann, Orlando, FL Lauren J. Kelly, Ambler, PA Jessica Kerler, Wind Gap, PA Amy Lesieur, Concord, NH Nichole Maldonado, North Brunswick, NJ Ryasia Montgomery-Marsh, Newark, NJ Rachel C. Morris, Doylestown, PA Sara Munson, Rockaway, NJ Bethan Neely, Pittsburgh, PA

Alyssa Rebecca Pereira, Greenwich, CT Arielle Rabano, Hillsborough, NJ Casey Rice, Glen Head, NY Gabrielle San Roman, Cedar Grove, NJ Taylor Shultz, Niantic, CT Maya Urbschat, Burlington, VT Tiffany Vickers, Wilmington, DE

About the Choir

TENOR Stephano Andreotti, Riverhead, NY Joe Cocozziello, Brooklyn, NY Victor Cristobal, Franklin Park, NJ Matthew Delre, Robbinsville, NJ Garrett Kheshtinejad, Duncanville, TX Ryan J. Kiel, Scotch Plains, NJ BASS Adam Bergstresser, Nazareth, PA Lawrence Jay Besch, Bethesda, MD Simer Bhatia, North Brunswick, NJ Anthony M. Carrella, East Brunswick, NJ * Jordan Carroll, West Windsor, NJ Robert Colby-Witanek, Belle Mead, NJ "Denotes Section Leaders Approved as of 10/11/12

John Maenhout, Marlborough, MA Ryan McCann, East Brunswick, NJ Gavin Mcllhinney, Philadelphia, PA William Mosher, Monroe Township, NJ Christopher Danrich Nappa, Newton, NJ Justin Taylor Pollinger, Edison, NJ

Evan Rieger, King of Prussia, PA Hunter Thomas, State College, PA Austin Turner, Hainesport, NJ *Mike Williams, Blue Point, NY

Nicholas Kellogg, Rumson, NJ Storm Kowaleski, Silver Spring, MD Robert James Lamb, Emmaus, PA Taylor Lee, Mullica Hill, NJ Charlie Lemaire, Rutherford, NJ Thomas Lynch, Lynbrook, NY

Ryan Manni, Medford, NJ Larry Miller, Berkley, WV Jose Guilherme Proenca, Weston, FL Alan Schlichting, Warrenton, VA Robin R. Schott, Jr., Jamison, PA Tyler Weakland, State College, PA

About Us

Rider University's WESTMINSTER COLLEGE OF THE ARTS educates and trains aspiring performers, artists, teachers and students with artistic interests to pursue professional, scholarly and lifelong personal opportunities in art, dance, music and theatre. The College consists of three divisions: Westminster Choir College, the School of Fine and Performing Arts and Westminster Conservatory. WESTMINSTER CHOIR COLLEGE is a college of music and graduate school located on Rider's Princeton campus. Renowned for its tradition of choral excellence, Westminster offers programs in music education; music theory and composition; sacred music; voice, organ, and piano performance and pedagogy; cho-

ral conducting; and piano accompanying and coaching. The SCHOOL OF FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS is located on Rider's Lawrenceville campus. Its programs include arts administration, musical theatre and fine arts with tracks in dance, music, theatre and art. WESTMINSTER CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC is a community music school that serves the Central New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania area with on-campus and community-based music instruction as well as community choral, orchestral and theater ensembles. RIDER UNIVERSITY is a private co-educational, student-centered university that emphasizes purposeful connections between academic study and education for the professions.

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